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The Real Difference in Corporate Law between the United States and Continental Europe: Distribution of Powers

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The Real Difference in Corporate Law between the United States and Continental Europe: Distribution of Powers

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 697-766, 2005, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 490
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 31 Mar 2006
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Delaware, Journal, Corporate, Law, comparative, Europe, distribution of powers

The Real Difference in Corporate Law between the United States and Continental Europe: Distribution of Powers

Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 490
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 20 Nov 2004
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The Validity and Enforceability of Tag Along and Drag Along Clauses: A Comparative Analysis

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Mar 2019
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tag along clauses, drag along clauses, co-sale right, piggy-back clauses

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Shareholder Proposals Shaking up Shareholder Say: A Critical Comparison of the United States and Europe

Research Handbook on Comparative Corporate Governance (Afra Afsharipour & Martin Gelter eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, Forthcoming), Jan Ronse Institute for Company and Financial Law Working Paper No. 2020/3
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Jun 2020
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corporate law, corporate governance, comparative law, comparative methodology, shareholder proposals, shareholder power

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Climate Proposals: ESG Shareholder Activism Sidestepping Board Authority

Forthcoming, Thilo Kuntz ed., Research Handbook on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance, Edward Elgar, 2023
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 08 Mar 2023
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say on climate, climate proposals, climate resolutions, ESG shareholder activism, shareholder power, precatory resolutions, advisory votes, comparative law

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Europe’s Ius Commune on Director Revocability

8 European Company and Financial Law Review 2011, 199-234
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2020
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Director removal, shareholder power, comparative corporate law, history of corporate law, common law versus civil law

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The Dividing Line Between Shareholder Democracy and Board Autonomy: Inherent Conflicts of Interest as Normative Criterion

11 European Company and Financial Review 2014, 258-296
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Sep 2020
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corporate law, corporate governance, shareholder power, board autonomy, corporate decision-making, conflicts of interests

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algemene vergadering, raad van bestuur, bevoegdheden, verkoop van activa, zetelverplaatsing, remuneratie, beursnotering, residuaire bevoegdheden, inherente belangenconflicten

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Spezialisierte Spruchkörper im Gesellschaftsrecht (Specialized Courts in Company Law)

Rabel Journal of Comparative and International Private Law (RabelsZ), Vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 608-660, July 2017, DOI: 10.1628/003372517X14976085322384, Max Planck Private Law Research Paper No. 17/12
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2017
Holger Fleischer, Sebastian Bong and Sofie Cools
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law and KU Leuven - Jan Ronse Institute for Company and Financial Law
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Gerichtsspezialisierung, spezialisierte Spruchkörper, Handelsgerichtsbarkeit, Schiedsgerichte, Gerichtsorganisation, Institutionendesign, Kammer für Handelssachen, Ondernemingskamer, Delaware Court of Chancery, business courts, specialized courts

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A Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Corporate Governance Provisions Applicable to Financial Institutions: About Forests and Trees

European Financial Regulation: Levelling the Cross-Sectoral Playing Field (Veerle Colaert, Danny Busch and Thomas Incalza, eds.), Working Paper No. 2019/02 (December 2019)
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
Tom Vos, Katrien Morbee, Sofie Cools and Marieke Wyckaert
University of Antwerp, University of Oxford, KU Leuven - Jan Ronse Institute for Company and Financial Law and KU Leuven - Faculty of Law
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Corporate Governance; Financial Institutions; Cross-Sectoral; Banks; Insurance Companies; Investment Firms; Funds

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Internationale Trajektorien und Trends im Recht der Personengesellschaften (International Trajectories and Trends in Partnership Law)

Zeitschrift für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht (ZGR), Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 463-506, June 2019, DOI: 10.1515/zgr-2019-0015, Max Planck Private Law Research Paper No. 19/16
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2019
Holger Fleischer and Sofie Cools
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law and KU Leuven - Jan Ronse Institute for Company and Financial Law
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Personengesellschaften, Rechtsvergleichung, Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Personengesellschaften, Personengesellschaftsformen

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Social Entrepreneurship: The Choice Between Labels, Variants, Dedicated and Conventional Corporate Forms

European Company and Financial Law Review 2023; Jan Ronse Institute for Company and Financial Law Working Paper 2023/2 | Forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Sep 2023
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social enterprises, benefit corporation, social purpose, profit purpose, community interest company (CIC), société à mission, GmbH-gebV, mandatory law